Dear Mr Enquirer, Of course his reference to 'phony' was tongue in cheek, inasmuch as he was quite a badass and he knew it. Did you ever get comfortable with the word 'propagation'?  It never really set well with me.  Like, can I arouse your interest, engage in the foreplay of discourse, help you consummate the ecstasy of your initiation so you can give birth to the baby of realization?  Or something like that?  Isn't there a better word?  Although I knew what was intended, I just never could relate well to the word 'propagation', as it was used. Or then there is the obvious reference to the idea of propaganda and brainwashing.  Not a politically sensitive word. Is there a word they use these days that means 'propagation'? Anyway...